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Left and Right Timing Chain Covers






Left and Right Timing Chain Covers

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

Protective eyewear

Sealant

Removing

During installation, all cable ties must be re-installed at the same location.

- Remove rear engine cover - top arrows -.





- Vehicles without a secondary air injection system: Remove the plenum chamber bulkhead.

- Vehicles with secondary air injection system: Remove the affected secondary air injection combination valve:

Version 1. Refer to: => [ Left Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve ] Left Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve, => [ Right Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve ] Right Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve.

Version 2. Refer to: => [ Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve, => [ Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve.

Left timing chain cover:

- Remove electrical connectors - 1 through 4 - from the bracket and press to the side.





Ignore - arrows -.

- Free up electrical wires.

- Remove bolts - 1 through 8 - and remove left timing chain cover.





Right timing chain cover:

- Free up the fuel line - 1 - and the wire - 2 - to the EVAP canister at the air guide pipe.





- Remove vacuum hose - 3 - from the connection on the air guide pipe.

- Remove the air guide pipe by loosening the hose clamp - 4 - and opening the clips - arrows -.

- Remove electrical connectors - 1 through 4 - from the bracket and press to the side.





Ignore - arrows -.

- Remove bolts - 1 through 8 - and remove the right timing chain cover.





Installing

Tightening specifications => [ Left timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview, => [ Right timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview.


Risk of contaminating lubricating system.

Cover open parts of engine.


Risk of eye injury.

Wear safety glasses.

- Remove the sealant residue on the covers for the timing chain, cylinder block and cylinder head, for example using a rotating plastic brush.





- Clean sealing surfaces, must be free of oil and grease.

Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).






The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply the sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surfaces on the left timing chain cover as shown in the illustration.

Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

Covers for timing chain must be installed within 5 minutes after applying sealant.

- Position the left timing chain cover and tighten the bolts => [ Left timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview





- Apply the sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surfaces on the right timing chain cover as shown in the illustration.





Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

- Position the right timing chain cover and tighten the bolts => [ Right timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview





The rest of installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

Secure all hose connections with hose clamps appropriate for the model.

- Vehicles without a secondary air injection system: Install the plenum chamber bulkhead.

- Vehicles with secondary air injection system: Install the secondary air injection combination valve:

Version 1. Refer to: => [ Left Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve ] Left Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve, => [ Right Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve ] Right Secondary Air Injection Combination Valve.

Version 2. Refer to: => [ Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve, => [ Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve.